Brief Life History of Thomas Elwood
When Thomas Elwood Moore was born on 3 May 1851, in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, United States, his father, Evans Moore, was 28 and his mother, Julia Ann Williams, was 29. He married Rosetta Eugenia Carr on 26 June 1871. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Brandon Township, Jackson, Iowa, United States in 1920 and Jones, Iowa, United States in 1925. In 1880, at the age of 29, his occupation is listed as stone mason in Jackson, Iowa, United States. He died on 12 August 1930, in South Fork Township, Jackson, Iowa, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Canton Cemetery, Canton, Jackson, Iowa, United States.
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- Thomas E Moore, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
- Thomas E Moore in entry for Leonard Lee Moore, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- Thos Moore in entry for Rosetta Moore, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
Spouse and Children
1851–1930 Male
1855–1922 Female
Children (9)
1872–1951 Female
1873–1949 Male
1876–1972 Male
1879–1970 Male
1883–1965 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1822–1906 Male
1821–1886 Female
Siblings (5)
1847–1941 Male
1849–1935 Female
1851–1930 Male
1853–1934 Male
1856–1911 Female
World Events (8)
1854
Age 3
1863
Age 12
1872 · The First National Park
Age 21
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English more ‘moor, marsh, fen’ (Old English mōr), hence a topographic name for someone who lived in such a place, or a habitational name from any of various places called with this word, as for example Moore in Cheshire or More in Shropshire.
English (of Norman origin): ethnic name from Old French more ‘Moor’, either someone from North Africa or, more often, a nickname for someone thought to resemble a Moor. Compare Morrell and Moreau .
English (of Norman origin): from the Middle English personal name More (Old French More, Maur, Latin Maurus), originally denoting either ‘Moor’ or someone with a swarthy complexion (compare Morrell , Morrin , Morris , and sense 2 above). There was a 6th-century Christian saint of this name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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